The universe, which is not merely the stars and the moon and the plane…

James A. Baldwin
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The universe, which is not merely the stars and the moon and the planets, flowers, grass and trees, but other people, has evolved no terms for your existence, has made no room for you, and if love will not swing wide the gates, no other power will or can. And if one despairs-- as who has not?-- of human love, God's love alone is left. ✨ Letter from a Region in My Mind by James Baldwin, www.newyorker.com. November 17, 1962.
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